A diabetic patient developed cellulitis due to S.aureus, which was found to be methicillin re- sistant on the antibiotic sensitivity testing. All the following antibiotics will be appropriate except:
Correct Answer: Imipenem
Description: “Imipenam is not effective against Enterococcus faecium, MRSA, Clostridium difficle, Burkholderia cepacia as they produce metallobetalactmases"
TREATMENT OF MRSA
Category:
Microbiology
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